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The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov" target="_blank">President Barack Obama</a> confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan. Americans...

10 years waiting to get him...even though the terrorist's death does not mean the end of the war on terror, it sure has meaning to 310 million Americans, and of course those who perished on 9/11...

I swear to god, if I wasn't some hack idiot, I would figure out a way to make a countdown clock to tell me how long it would be until this CRAP I DON'T CARE ABOUT would be over!!!!

A Pak 'n Save in Hamilton, New Zealand, was supposed to be closed last week to observe Good Friday. Unfortunately, it appears the grocery store's technology never got the memo. According to reports, a glitch in the store's security system caused its doors to electronically unlock at 1AM Friday morning, leaving them open for an additional eight hours.

Well, this is certainly good news! GM is poised to take the #1 automaker position after restructuring and knock Toyota of the top spot.

Imagine losing the ability to walk. Imagine losing said ability for over 20 years. Now, imagine the kind of elation you'd feel if an invention came along that made it possible for you to walk again. That's exactly how the man in this video felt after using the ReWalk ExoSkeleton robot. Designed by Argo Medical Technologies Ltd., the robot is a lightweight brace device that attaches to your legs an

If you ever wanted to be the owner of a sleek and flashy red Ferrari, now's your chance -- assuming, of course, you don't mind that it's made out of wool. That's right - wool.

The scene was straight out of a horror movie last weekend: Troubled 19-year-old Kipp Rusty Walker walked on stage at an open mic night, played a weary and foretelling song called, 'Sorry For All the Mess,' and then repeatedly stabbed himself to death with a 6-inch blade.

It's the nightmare most parents fear when they decide to use a surrogate mother: the surrogate ends up retracting her offer post-pregnancy and you're left with a bill and no baby. All devastating heartache aside, this particular case one-ups that horror of a nightmare scenario.

Thanks to Airbnb -- a website that describes itself as "eBay for space" -- Richy McWealthisons can now rent out the entire country of Liechtenstein for $70,000 a night. Buyers who splurge on Liechtenstein can accommodate 450 to 900 guests in over 500 bedrooms and must book at lease two-consecutive nights.

If -- for some reason -- you ever wanted to consume more than half (or in some cases almost all) of your daily allotment for calorie intake with one burger, you're in luck. All you have to do is chow down on the newest menu item at Burger King in Japan. The behemoth sandwich, dubbed "Meat Monster," contains a minimum of 1,160 calories.

Because of its hefty you-know-what, the French banned and removed a giant marble statue of Apollo in the 1970s after people began complaining of its indecency. Now, more than 30 years later, the well-endowed sculpture is being, uh, re-erected smack dab in the middle of the Place Massena in Nice, France.